Configuring Connections to Consul Server

Configure one or more server aliases for the public services provided in WmConsul to use to connect to a Consul server. You must create at least one server alias for the services to execute successfully. An alias name used as the registryAlias input parameter value for a WmConsul public service must exist in the Microservice Consul Registry Server alias list.

For this field	Specify
Alias	Name for the server alias.
Host Name or IP Address	Location of the Consul server as a host name or IP address.
Port Number	Port on which to connect to the Consul server.
Enable Consul Health Check	Whether to enable a health check for microservices registered using this alias. Consul uses the health check to keep track of the health of a registered microservice . Select Yes to enable health checks.
User Name	Optional. If the Consul server is configured to use a user name and password, the user name.
Password	Optional. If the Consul server is configured to use a user name and password, the password.
Use SSL	Whether to use a secure connection to connect to the Consul server. To use SSL, select Yes and then provide truststore and possibly keystore information. Note: If you select yes, the Consul server must be configured to accept HTTPS requests.
Keystore Alias	Optional. Keystore alias that contains the client certificates to use for the secure connection. You need to provide this information only if Use SSL is set to Yes and the registry server requires client certificates.
Key Alias	Optional. Key alias for the private key and certificates to use for establishing a secure connection. You need to provide this information only if Use SSL is set to Yes and the Consul server requires client certificates .
Truststore Alias	Optional. Truststore alias that contains the Consul server's certificate authority certificates. You need to provide this information only if Use SSL is set to Yes.